STAINED GLASS COOKIES RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• preheat oven to 180°c/160°c fan forced. line two baking trays with baking paper.
• beat butter, sugar and NESTLÉ Sweetened Condensed Milk until light and creamy. add egg, beat until well combined. add NESTLÉ white melts, beat well.
• fold in sifted flours, cinnamon and nutmeg, mix to a firm dough, wrap dough in plastic wrap, refrigerate 30 minutes.
• roll dough out onto a lightly floured surface to 5mm thickness; using christmas shape cutters, cut dough into desired shapes. place shaped dough onto prepared trays. with smaller cutters, cut and discard centre pattern for stained glass. bake 10 minutes or until light golden, cool on a wire rack.
• place cooked cookies on clean baking trays lined with baking paper; spoon crushed lollies to fill centre pattern, place in oven for 2 to 3 minutes or until lollies have melted. allow to cool on tray before removing.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, 3 minutes. Add egg yolks and vanilla and beat to combine. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture and beat to combine. Form dough into 2 disks, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Working with 1 disk at a time, roll out dough between floured parchment paper to 1/8-inch thickness. Stack dough in parchment on a baking sheet; refrigerate until firm, 30 minutes. With a 2 1/2-inch Christmas-ball-shaped cutter, cut out dough (reroll scraps, if desired). Place cookies, 1 inch apart, on two parchment-lined baking sheets. With a 1-inch star cutter, cut out dough in center of each cookie. Bake until cookies are pale but set, 8 to 10 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Remove sheets from oven; fill cutouts with crushed candy. Bake until cookies begin to brown at edges and candy is melted, 3 minutes. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks.